Director of Business Development at Hound Labs joins Morning Meeting
People have to realize it’s not legal to drive impaired, period. […] While you or I may not do it, it’s the person in the car behind us or in front of us that is driving stoned who is going to pose a problem to us and our families.
Topics: Employers, Law Enforcement, Marijuana DUI
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California company develops first dual marijuana, alcohol breathalyzer test
It’s illegal to drive impaired in all 50 states. And whether you’re impaired by marijuana or by alcohol, it doesn’t matter, that’s clearly illegal.
Topics: Employers, Law Enforcement, Marijuana DUI
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Hound Labs eyes launch of first marijuana breathalyzer
Some companies, particularly in industries involving heavy machinery, are interested in finding a way to control staff use of marijuana, now that it is legal in 10 US states and some countries around the world.
Topics: Law Enforcement, Marijuana DUI, THC Science
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New Breathalyzer May Detect Pot Impairment
The device uses the breath to measure THC, the psychoactive chemical in pot that makes you high. Lynn told NBC 7 the breathalyzer can accurately detect if someone has smoked pot in the last few hours. – Read Full Article
Topics: Law Enforcement, Marijuana DUI
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Drug-Impaired Driving: Marijuana and Opioids Raise Critical Issues for States
This report sponsored by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) covers key facts from a February 2018 survey of state highway safety offices on their challenges and strategies for dealing with marijuana- and opioid-impaired driving. Read the full report here>
Topics: Law Enforcement, Marijuana DUI
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Marijuana and Alcohol Involvement in Fatal Crashes in WA
This report provides updated information regarding the involvement of marijuana in fatal crashes in Washington following legalization of recreational cannabis, including the rise of poly-drug drivers in fatal crashes. The report also includes key insights from other surveys, including Washington’s Roadside Self-Report Marijuana Survey and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance and Healthy Youth Surveys. …
Topics: Law Enforcement, Marijuana DUI
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The California Report: January 3, 2018
Both [blood and urine] can provide evidence that you’ve been using marijuana — so if possession or use is illegal, then the police might have a case. But if you’re in one of the 29 states that, along with Washington D.C., allow some of kind of pot use, then it’s impairment while driving they’re after.
Topics: Law Enforcement, Marijuana DUI, THC Science
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California doctor develops breathalyzer measuring THC on breath
The device also measures alcohol on the breath, and both Kapetan and Dyer agree it could be the solution to simplify marijuana dui prosecution. -Read Full Article
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Dr Mike Lynn of Hound Labs talks about this company’s marijuana breathalyzer and his efforts to make it a useful tool for law enforcement.
Determining whether someone is impaired from marijuana and thus unsafe to drive is challenging. A new marijuana breathalyzer uses scientific advances to measure THC breath within the past few hours, the time period in which the federal government claims is indicative of impairment. Listen to audio here.
Topics: Law Enforcement, Marijuana DUI
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Drug Impaired Driving – A Guide for What States Can Do
This report by the Governors Highway Safety Association contains a wealth of information, statistics, and specific examples to help states understand the prevalence and effects of drug-impaired driving so that they can work toward reducing it. It also provides information about educational programs and recommendations for programs and protocols states can implement in order to…
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